A total of 70 passengers, including 38 Cypriot nationals, arrived Friday night in Larnaca from Beirut, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus announced on a message posted on X.
At the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Middle East Airlines operated an additional flight from Beirut, which arrived on Friday, at 10:55 pm (local time), at Larnaca airport, the post reads.
“The flight carried 70 passengers that had requested assistance, including 38 Cypriot nationals, whose fares were covered by the Republic of Cyprus. Also on board were 11 nationals of Greece, 2 Polish nationals, as well as 19 Lebanese nationals, holders of a permanent residence permit in Cyprus” it is added.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it continues to provide consular assistance to Cypriot nationals in Lebanon through the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Beirut. People are also encouraged to register on the online platform connect2cy.gov.cy or to regularly update any requests through their online profile.
Source: Cyprus News Agency